Hat and coat holder.



No. 638,196. Patehted Nov. 28, I899.

a. w. CHESTER.

HAT AND COAT HOLDER.

(Appligation filed May 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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GEORGE WILLIAM CHESTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS V. SI-IAUGHNESS, OF SAME PLACE.

HAT AND COAT HOLDER.

srnerrrcn'rio'n forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,196, dated November 28, mos.

Application filed May 22, 1899. Serial No. 717,653- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WILLIAM CHES- TER, of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garment-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat and coatholders, and has more particular reference to a device of this class by which the hat and coat may be supported or suspended and at the same time secured against accidental or malicious removal. Devices of this class as heretofore constructed have been subject to a variety of objections, among which are injury to the articles held, excessive time required in manipulation, and bulkiness of construction. These are all obviated in the present invention, which is fully described in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like reference characters denote like parts in the several views, in WhlCll-- Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of a device constructed according to my invention and provided with a hat and coat, shown in dotted lines, the parts being in normal position and the whole being secured to a section of wall. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the parts being in operative position and locked to secure the coat and hat against removal. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view, partly in section, of a detailof construction; Fig. 5, an enlarged section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, andFig. 6 an enlarged face View of a key used in connection with my device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a is a plate adapted to be secured to a wall or other support a by means of screws or similar devices b, and the plate a is provided with projecting arms (I, which bear at their outer ends a connecting and downwardlycurved cross-head 6. Between the arms at and supported thereby, said arms being bored to receive the ends of the same, is a hollow spindle f, which is keyed to said arms 01, as at g in Fig. 5, or prevented from rotation by any desired means and is slitted longitudinally,

as at h, Figs. 1 and 4, one of the faces of said slit being shown at j, Fig. 5.

Mounted revolubly upon the spindle f, between the arms d d, is a cylindrical head k, and the head 70 is enlarged or thickened in a predetermined portion, as at- Z, and bored or chambered radially of the head 75, as at m, and in said chamber m is seated a pin or, (shown in Figs. 4 and 5,) and the chamberm is threaded to receive a set-screw. Between the screw 0 and pin it is seated a coiled spring 10, which exerts a constant pressure upon the pin 47., which is preferably slightly beveled upon its inner end portion, as at r. Keyguides s s are preferably set into one of the open ends of the spindle f, the space between the same registering with the slit h therein. An arm 1- projects radially from the head is and bears a collar u, in which are secured the inner parallel bent ends of a pair of segmental stiif spring hat-support rods '0, the outer ends to of which are preferably laterally bent.

' The spring-rods '0 may, itis evident, be formed of one piece of material and be secured to the arm t in any desired manner or may be integral therewith. Diametrically opposite to the arm the head it bears a hook-shaped coatsupport as, and the enlargement lot the head 70 is preferably formed upon such a portion of said head that the pin it shall be seated therein upon a radial line of the head k, which shall bisect the diametrical line passing through at right angles the arm and the base of the hook-shaped coat-support so. The construction and relative arrangement of the arm 2%, hook-shaped coat-support 0c, pin n, and slit h are such that when the head 70 is revolved upon the spindlef to bring the rods 12 into a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 2, the pin 71 will enter the slit h and the outer end of the hook-shaped coat-support so will' engage the inner surface of the cross-head e and the parts will be locked by said pin in such positions. To force the pin to from the slit h, I employ a key y, beveled upon its upper outer edge e and adapted to be passed between the key-guides 8 into the hollow spindle and connected parts f and slit h. The head 70 may then be pivotally swung to bring them into the position shown in Fig. 1.

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The operation of my device will be evident from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the following statement thereof.

The parts of the device normally occupy the positions shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4:, the pin a resting in contact with the outer surface of the spindle f. The hat 7 (shown in dotted lines) may be placed between the rods 1), the brim 10 thereof resting upon said rods, and a coat 8, also shown upon a diminished scale and in dotted lines, may be suspended by the tape or tab 9 from the hook-shaped support 00. If now the weight of the coat 8 be allowed to act upon said support 01:, the rods 1) will be swung upward and backward into the position shown in Fig. 2, and the support a: will swing downward and forward and engage the cross-head e, preventing the disengagement of the tab 9 of the coat 8, securin g said coat against removal. Likewise the hat 7 will be prevented from removal from the support provided by the rods '0, as the wall or support 0 acts as a bar thereto in one direction and the brim 10 of the hat acts as a bar to removal in the opposite direction. When the support a: and rods 11 assume the positions last described, the pin a will enter the slit h and lock the head, locking the rods n and support 00 and preventing their movement in any direction. When the parts of the device are in the position shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4, which is the normal inoperative position, the key y may rest within the hollow spindlefand the key-guides s and slit 71, thereof, and when the parts of the device are in the operative position (shown in Figs. 2 and 5) the key y is withdrawn from its position, as just described, and may be again inserted to force the pin a from the slit h to allow of revolution of the head to release the coat and hat from the support m and rods 1; 2;, rerespectively.

If desired, the hollow spindle f, slit h, pin n, and key y may be made of arbitrary forms, so that a key of but one design willsuffice to operate the pin n.

It is evident that many changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device Without departing from the spirit of my present invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A device of the class described comprising a pair of arms adapted to be secured to a wall or other structure, a shaft fixed in said arms, said arms being provided with a crosshead, a cylindrical head revolubly mounted on said shaft, a hatsupport member and a coat-support member connected with and projecting from said cylindrical head, said crosshead normally furnishing a stop for said hatsupport member, and for said coat-support member when said members are oscillated, substantially as shown and described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a suitable support adapted to be mounted adjacent a wall or other structure, a hatsupport member and a coat-support member rigidly connected together and pivotally mounted in connection with said support, said support being provided with a device upon which said hat-support member normally rests in a depressed position, and which said coat-support member engages when a coat or other article is suspended therefrom, the weight of said coat serving to throw said hat-support member into an upright position, substantially as shown and described.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a pair of arms adapted to be connected with a wall or other structure, a shaft fixed therein, a cylindrical head revolubly mounted upon said shaft, a cross-head connecting said arms adjacent said shaft, a hat-support device secured to said cylindrical head and normally resting in a depressed position upon said cross-head, a coat-hook secured to said cylindrical head, and devices for locking said cylindrical head when said hat-support de-' vice is swung upwardly adjacent said wall or other structure and said coat-hook is swung into engagement with said cross-head, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a device of the class described, a pivoted supporting member, devices for automatically locking the same in a predetermined position, and devices which said pivoted supporting member engages when actuated by the weight of a garment or other article sus pended from said supporting member, which engagement conjointly with said locking devices prevents the removal of said garment, substantially as shown and described.

5. A device of the class described compris ing a pivoted supporting member, devices for automatically locking the same in a pre determined position, devices which said pivoted supporting member engages when actuated by the weight of a garment or other article suspended from said first supporting member, which engagement conjointly with said locking devices prevents the removal of said garment or other article, and a second supporting member connected with said first supporting member and adapted to hold a garment or other article and'to be moved by the actuation of said first supporting member, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a device of the class described, a suit ably-mounted hollow spindle provided with a recess, a head revolubly mounted upon said spindle and provided with a spring-projected pin which operates in connection with said recess, a garment-support member connected with and carried by said head, and stop devices which said garment-support member engages when said pin is in engagement with said recess, substantially as shown and described.

7. The herein-described device adapted to be mounted adjacent and to operate in connection with a wall or other structure and comprising a -suitably-s11pported spindle prowhen said pin is in engagement with said re Vided with a recess, a head revolubly mountcess, substantially as shown and described. ed upon said spindle and providedwith a In testimony whereof I have signed my spring-projected pin which operates in conname to this specification, in the presence of 5 nection with said recess, a pair of garnienttwo subscribing witnesses, this 11th day of 15 support members connected with and carried May, 1899.

by said head, and a stop device in engage- GEORGE \VILLIAM CHESTER; ment with which one of said garment-support Witnesses: members normally rests, and which the other FRED GOODRIOH,

[0 of said garment-support members engages LEOPOLD RICHMOND REIOH. 

